EQUI: TRANSFORMING THE VENTURE CAPITAL MARKET

We all know about the many benefits of blockchain technology. It has been very influential for its transparency and decentralization, among others. It has been used across a wide range of businesses and industry across the world, and most businesses have flourished, start-up businesses included, due to their leveraging the many potentials of this technology. However, EQUI wants to leverage the benefits of blockchain technology in the venture capital space via the EQUI investment platform, thereby evolving the venture capital market. Venture capital is the provision of finance by individuals, firms or institutions for the financing of small, young and emerging companies who have shown a high potential for growth, yet do not have access to equity markets. EQUI provides these otherwise handicapped companies with a platform to grow in terms of financial backing and support which will enable them reach their full potential. EQUI thinks that some of these companies will provide very impressive returns if chosen rightly and extensively supported, and so will source for the best investment opportunities in real world assets around the world. The EQUI team will provide continuous resources, mentorship, operational support and strategic advice to these companies that seek growth and success. The search for businesses that need some form of investment will be centred on technological advances and young ventures that tackles a significant market opportunity. These businesses will also have the potential to grow into market leaders. Also, EQUI will consider ventures that require the involvement of an expanded team and injection of capital for their growth. After a while, EQUI will allocate a significant part of the investment portfolio to ventures whose ideas are expandable via the use of blockchain technology. It should be noted, however, that investments in young businesses are classified as higher risk due to their insufficient development. Essentially, EQUI will provide more people with opportunities to invest actively in the venture capital investment space. With EQUI, venture capital investments can be done via cryptocurrencies, thus empowering the cryptocurrency community to become a part of the new set of venture capital investors. The EQUI investment platform will enable owners of its utility tokens (EQUItokens) to transfer their tokens onto the EQUI platform once developed, which can be used to support projects. Participants will earn 75% of net profits gained while 25% will be returned to the EQUI investment team. In all, EQUI’s proposition will be flexible to its participants and will give them control in their investment decisions, as projects put up on the EQUI platform will have been assessed and evaluated by the EQUI investment team. The following is a schematic of EQUI’s investment strategy. Note that, potential benefits of token value increase will be for token holders and traders. Potential benefits of project investment and returns are for investors, while potential benefits for the EQUItoken Loyalty Rewards are for token holders and investors.

REASONS TO BUY EQUITOKENS

• Investors: Investors will be able to take part in the EQUItoken loyalty program which involves the annual transfer of bonus tokens to investors and holders. Investors are those that put in their EQUItokens to the EQUI platform by investing them in projects. Invested EQUItokens will be sold to generate fiat money at a fixed market rate on investment day. Once investment is sold, the investor’s EQUI wallet will be funded with ETH as returns.

• Holders: Holders involve those that transfer their EQUItokens to the EQUI platform and have not yet committed their tokens to any project. Note that, holders will be able to take part in the EQUI loyalty program, so long as their tokens are on the EQUI platform. Also, Holders token value increases with time.

• Traders: Traders are participants whose Equitokens are not in the EQUI platform. Traders do not have access to investment opportunities nor the EQUI loyalty program. They only benefit from enhancements in the token price i.e, there is possibility for their token value to increase.

Participants have the choice of applying their tokens in any or all of the above ways and there is no limit to the number of projects a participant can invest in, thus enabling an investor to create a diversified portfolio of investment.

OVERVIEW OF THE EQUI PLATFORM
EQUI is a web-based application which can be accessed through any compatible web browser. It will use the Ethereum blockchain to process and store credentials, information and transactions, including the acquisition of project stakes, distribution of profits, deployment of investment returns and investor rewards.
• Registration: Participant have to complete the Know Your Customer (KYC) process to validate their eligibility to use the platform. Thereafter, an EQUI profile is created with a unique Ethereum wallet, which provides the facility to deposit EQUItokens acquired
• Project investment: Featured projects on the EQUI platform will be stored via a set of Smart Contracts that will hold all information pertaining to the project, including estimated project maturity, targets and caps
• Dashboard: Holders of EQUItokens will have the ability to access a personalized dashboard that will show details of EQUItoken reserves and invested projects
• Investment returns: Returns will be distributed in the applicable proportions as an Ether deposit into the EQUI wallet, once project is mature
• Platform rewards (EQUITYtoken Loyalty program): Token holders that have invested in a project or those that hold EQUItokens in their EQUI Capital wallet are the only ones eligible for receiving loyalty tokens. On a yearly basis, the supply of EQUItokens will increase by 5%
• Regulation: Issuing of EQUItokens in the ICO is not regulated in the United Kingdom, meaning that the scheme will be operated by a person that is FCA authorized

EQUI INVESTMENT PROCESS

EQUI’s investment process is in the following steps:
• Identification: Identification of entrepreneurs with the necessary ideas, drive, and determination to build successful companies.
• Evaluation & due diligence: Due diligence will cover a wide range of financial, commercial and legal areas. It will be carried out by the EQUI team in collaboration with appointed external experts.
• Transact: This involves completion of investment processes and ensure legal documents are implemented.
• Ongoing support: This involves the provision of funding, resources and other support mechanisms which will enable a business to grow. It also involves working with management to ensure the successful implementation of a business plan.
• Exit: This involves an analysis of market conditions and the growth of a business by the EQUI team to determine the best exit position for everyone involved. This helps create value for all stakeholders.

DETAILS OF EQUI TOKENS AND ICO
EQUItokens are ERC20 compliant on the Ethereum blockchain and are designed for the sole use on the EQUI platform. Smart Contracts, written in Solidity and compiled for Ethereum Virtual Machine, will ensure security, reliability and transparency for all EQUI participants. For adopters who would like to support the vision of EQUI, the EQUI ICO is launching and the token sale will speed up the technical development as well as other aspects of EQUI.
Asset name: EQUI
Total token supply: 250 million EQUItokens
Price in USD: $0.50
Public ICO accepted payment: Bitcoins (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoins (LTC), Ripple (XRP)
Pre-Sale accepted payment: USD, GBP, EUR, Bitcoin
Pre-Sale date: 1st March, 2018 – 15th March, 2018 (25% Bonus)
Pre-Sale minimum investment level: $100,000
Public ICO round 1 date: 15th March, 2018 – 22nd March, 2018 (15% Bonus)
Public ICO round 2 date: 22nd March, 2018 – 29th March 2018 (5% Bonus)
Public ICO round 3 date: 29th March 2018 – 12th April 2018 (0% Bonus). Very importantly, the EQUI ICO has been extended to 30th June, 2018.
Public ICO minimum investment level: $100
Note that, all opening times are 12:00 hours GMT. 50% of all unsold tokens will be distributed to ICO participants based on pro-rata, while the remaining 50% will be distributed back to EQUI for the support of future investment projects. In the future, token supply will increase by 5% yearly so as to facilitate the EQUItoken loyalty program.

TOKEN DISTRIBUTION

15% - EQUI Team
6% - Advisors
2% - ICO Bounty Rewards
65% - Public/Token Sale
12% - Founders

FUND DISTRIBUTION


Distribution of funds will depend on the amount of ICO raised.
Funds will be used for:
• Salaries & Recruitments
• Marketing
• Operational costs
• Legal & Compliance
• Hardware & Fixed assets
• Surplus funds
• Platform development

ROADMAP

September 2017

• Whitepaper preparation
• ICO preparation
• Team formation
• Terms & conditions
  October 2017
• Regulatory & compliance set up
• Platform development preparation
• Platform mock-ups
• Website design
  November 2017
• Platform development started
• Back office system
• User registration set up
• EQUItoken code completed
• EQUItoken loyalty program
• EQUIwallet creation
  December 2017
• Platform development
• Back office system
• Front end platform functionality
• ICO website beta testing started
• ICO smart contract
• Security audit
  January–February 2018
• Security audit (2)
• ICO announcement
• Promotional activities
  March–April 2018
• Pre ICO (1 – 15 Mar)
• ICO starts (15 Mar)
• ICO closes (12 Apr)
• EQUItoken distribution (17 Apr)
• User registration
• Deposit/withdrawal of funds
  Q2 2018 (Phase 1)
• Platform beta – launched for testing
• Platform launch
• Investment projects added to platform
  Q2 2018 (Phase 2)
• Integrate new crypto deposit methods
• Integrate fiat deposits
• Integrate PSD2 protocol to link EQUI platform with bank accounts
• Start exchange discussions
  Q3 2018 (phase 3)
• Native platform application for android and iOS
• Potential integration with crypto exchanges
• Secondary market project exchange

TEAM

Doug Barrowman – Lead Founder
Baroness Mone of Mayfair, OBE – Co-Founder
Tim Eve – Investment Director
Luke Webster – Investment Director
Andrew Barrowman – Investment Manager
Mark Lyons – Investment Director
Nerys Roberts – Marketing Director
Sim Singh-Landa – Project Manager
Nicholas Graham – Head of Customer Services
Andrei Karpushonak – Head of Development
Anthony Page – Trustee

ADVISORS (Entrepreneurs)
Mark Pearson - Award winning digital entrepreneur
Duncan Macinnes
Morten Tonnesen – CEO, Ve Global

ADVISORS (Crypto)
Jonas Karlberg – Co-Founder, Nordic Blockchain Association and Founder, AmaZix
John Caldwell – Partner, Narus Advisors
Duncan Cameron – Founder, CasinoCoin

Businesses looking to grow but lack the wherewithal to do so have been given a hope via the offerings of the EQUI platform. I, therefore, urge everyone to become a part of the EQUI ICO event and share in its immeasurable success.
For more information about this project, as well as to connect with other unique participants across the globe, please feel free to click on any of the following links:
Website: https://www.equi.capital/
ANN thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2888110.new#new
Whitepaper: https://www.equi.capital/whitepaper/EQUI_Whitepaper_050218.pdf
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/equi_capital
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/equi.capital
Telegram: https://t.me/equicapital

Published by: charleyles
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